. Roosevelt in the Bad Lands . nged forward, and, strug-gling through water and quicksand, made the otherside. For a second he saw another cowboy beside man disappeared in the darkness and the deluge,and Roosevelt galloped off through a grove ofcotton woods after the diminished herd. The groundwas rough and full of pitfalls. Once his horseturned a somersault and threw him. At last thecattle came to a halt, but soon they were againaway through the darkness. Thrice again he haltedthem, and thrice again they stampeded. The country was muddy and wet, said LincolnLang afterward. We were hav
. Roosevelt in the Bad Lands . nged forward, and, strug-gling through water and quicksand, made the otherside. For a second he saw another cowboy beside man disappeared in the darkness and the deluge,and Roosevelt galloped off through a grove ofcotton woods after the diminished herd. The groundwas rough and full of pitfalls. Once his horseturned a somersault and threw him. At last thecattle came to a halt, but soon they were againaway through the darkness. Thrice again he haltedthem, and thrice again they stampeded. The country was muddy and wet, said LincolnLang afterward. We were having a heavy rainall night. I dont know how we ever got we had was lightning flashes to go by. It wasreally one of the worst mix-ups I ever saw. Thatsurely was a night. Day broke at last, and as the light filtered throughthe clouds Roosevelt could dimly discern where hewas. He succeeded at last in turning back whatremained of the cattle in the direction of the camp,gathering in stray groups of cattle as he went, and. ROPING AN EARLS SON 297 driving them before him. He came upon a cowboyon foot carrying his saddle on his head. It was theman he had seen for a flash during the storm. Hishorse had run into a tree and been killed. He him-self had escaped by a miracle. The men in the camp were just starting on the long circle when Roosevelt returned. One of themsaddled a fresh horse for him while he snatched ahasty breakfast; then he was off for the days work. As only about half of the night-herd had beenbrought back, the circle-riding was particularlyheavy, and it was ten hours before Roosevelt wasback at the wagon camp once more for a hastymeal and a fresh horse. He finished work as thelate twilight fell. He had been in the saddle fortyhours, changing horses five times. That night heslept like the dead. The storm had raised the level of the river andfilled every wash-out with swirling brown following day Roosevelt had an ladventurewhich came within an ace of b
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